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samiel

samiel

1 9.9
A very strong hot wind that blows sand across deserts
  • noun
  • /sæˈmiːəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : samiel
  • Every summer, the samiel brings scorching heat and swirling sand to the region.

Examples

Synonyms

sirocco
vssamiel
1 9.8

A hot dry wind from North Africa that brings dust or sand

stays mainly within desert interiors rather than moving over coastal seas
harmattan
vssamiel
  • UK
1 9.9

A dry, dusty wind from the Sahara that blows over West Africa in winter

is a hot sand-laden desert wind of Arabia and North Africa, not a winter West African haze
simoom
vssamiel
9.9

A very hot dry wind full of dust that blows across deserts and can make breathing hard

is similarly hot and sandy but less tied to suffocating extremes
khamsin
vssamiel
  • UK
9.9

A hot dry dusty wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in spring

is a general desert wind across Arabia and North Africa, not season specific
ghibli
vssamiel
  • Specialized
9.9

A hot dry wind from the Sahara that blows across North Africa

also affects Arabian deserts as well as North African regions

How Strong

hurricane
301 2.2
samiel
  • Archaic
1 9.9
gale
24 5.8
wind
∞ 1.0
to breeze
1 1.0

Surface Forms

samiel singular
samiels plural

Etymology

The word samiel is related to the desert wind simoom, which comes from the Arabic root samm meaning 'poison'. So, the name reminds us that this hot, sand-filled wind was seen as dangerous and 'poisonous'.